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Connecting practitioners and researchers
This event brought researchers into conversation with practitioners to discuss emerging findings from several Agile Sprints and their practical implications for farming and nature recovery.
8 October 2025 -
Researcher Spotlight: Emma O’Donnell
DPhil candidate Emma O'Donnell talks about her experience on a Sprint team: "As a team, we are exploring how different policy interventions change the impact of financial institutions to understand how the UK financial system can support the achievement of the targets of the Global Biodiversity Framework."
15 September 2025 -
How can we bring nature into public decision making?
Kiana Arnott-Job writes about the recent event ‘Bringing Nature into public decision making’, which brought together researchers and decision-makers in London.
9 September 2025
Explore sprints
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How can we fireproof the Amazon?
Forest fires are a relatively new issue in the Amazon – historically, the Amazon did not burn. This Sprint will conduct research in this crucial area, and work alongside decision makers to develop policies and practices required to fireproof the Amazon.
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How can we deliver effective, equitable and place-based environmental governance?
This Sprint will offer insights to strengthen environmental governance and support both national and global sustainability targets.
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Can regenerative agriculture deliver nutritious food and a just food system?
This Sprint looks at regenerative agriculture’s environmental and productivity claims, and considers what a regenerative shift in UK agriculture would mean for our food system as a whole.
Outputs
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A globally influential area-condition metric is a poor proxy for invertebrate biodiversity
MoreIn this paper, the authors highlight the need to incorporate factors beyond habitat type and condition into site evaluations, and to complement metric use with species-based surveys.
Associated Sprint: How do we account for biodiversity?
Associated SDGs: 11 Sustainable cities and communities, 14 Life below water, 15 Life on land
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Hunger on our doorstep (Part 2)
MoreHunger on our Doorstep is a two part podcast about food poverty in the UK. It explores the issues and potential solutions through the eyes of three food campaigners with firsthand experience of food poverty in urban communities, as well as others working to tackle the problem.
Associated Sprint: Can regenerative agriculture deliver nutritious food and a just food system?
Associated SDGs: 11 Sustainable cities and communities, 12 Responsible consumption and production, 15 Life on land, 2 Zero hunger, 3 Good health and well-being, 8 Decent work and economic growth
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Hunger on our doorstep (Part 1)
MoreHunger on our Doorstep is a two part podcast about food poverty in the UK. It explores the issues and potential solutions through the eyes of three food campaigners with firsthand experience of food poverty in urban communities, as well as others working to tackle the problem.
Associated Sprint: Can regenerative agriculture deliver nutritious food and a just food system?
Associated SDGs: 11 Sustainable cities and communities, 12 Responsible consumption and production, 15 Life on land, 2 Zero hunger, 3 Good health and well-being, 8 Decent work and economic growth
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Speeding up research with the Agile Initiative
MoreWe created this video to explain what Agile is, what we do, and why it’s important. Hear from researchers about the driving force behind Agile, why we co-create with partners, and the benefits of working in this way for impact and careers.
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